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Hitesh C. Patel, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Structured Equity
  • Industry Experience: 18 years
  • B.S., University of Gujarat
  • M.S., Bombay University
  • Ph.D., University of Illinois, Chicago
Hitesh is a member of the Leadership Team and directs the Structured Equity team which focuses on small cap core, growth and value strategies. Prior to joining the firm or its predecessor in 2005, he served as director of quantitative research at Harris Investment Management. He has over 20 years of quantitative research and portfolio management experience. Hitesh received his B.S. in pharmacy from University of Gujarat, M.S. in pharmaceutical chemistry from Bombay University and his Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry from University of Illinois at Chicago.
Chen Chen, Ph.D.
Senior Analyst, Structured Equity
  • Industry Experience: 6 years
  • B.S., Nanjing University
  • M.S., Fudan University
  • Ph.D., University of Illinois, Chicago
Chen is a senior analyst on the Structured Equity team in Chicago. Prior to joining the firm or its predecessor in 2005, Chen was a research assistant with the Department of Information and Decision Sciences of the University of Illinois at Chicago. At Chicago, her work included microstructure market model estimation utilizing Sequential Monte Carlo method and index portfolio construction with statistically smoothed capitalization weights. Chen holds a B.S. in mathematics from Nanjing University, an M.S. in econometrics from Fudan University, and a Ph.D. in business statistics from the University of Illinois in Chicago.